Roma / Away / Preview: Heart of this city ‘Core de ‘sta città’
These are the words that before any AS Roma home game the whole Stadio Olimpico sing in front of a wall of yellow and red scarves. Core de ‘sta città comes from the iconic anthem Roma Roma Roma, written in 1983 by one the greatest Italian singers and AS Roma fanatic, Antonello Venditti.
Roma / Away / Preview: UP THE ALBION
Away: we go forth into the last sixteen where the team squad’s line-up like a sculptured tableau. Roma! Brighton! scrolling piazzas on the phone screen until we fall asleep. Trevi fountain water runs crystal blue and white under the late February drizzle where the gentle bubbles float.
Everton / Home / Preview: Role of the Dyche
Everton appear rigidly organised to the last detail on the pitch, whilst things off the pitch are uncertain, in flux, and hard to keep your eyes off if you’re a fan.
The complete opposite of where the Albion are as I write this in February 2024.
AEK ATHENS / PREVIEW: Two clubs, one common scar
Brighton will be looking for revenge in Athens on Thursday night, against a club with whom they share a common scar, one that played a major part in their respective histories.
PREVIEW / FOREST / AWAY
Forest / Preview / Away
Looking ahead to our trip to Nottingham, November 2023.
PREVIEW / VILLA / AWAY
We told you so. Dogma’s matchday preview, Aston Villa away, May ‘23.
PREVIEW / MAN CITY / HOME
With a dream in my heart, with a love of my own / Bring on the champions
Looking ahead to this evening’s home fixture with Dogma contributors Ed Woodhouse and Tom Hylands.
PREVIEW // BOURNEMOUTH // HOME
Managing expectations and displaying artefacts in the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: Dogma’s matchday preview of this weekend’s fixture against Bournemouth.
CHARLTON (AWAY)
‘why you should always be suspicious of someone who isn’t a fan… purchasing your football club’
A trip to The Valley in the week before Christmas to play our friends at Charlton in the League Cup… what’s not to like (what could possibly go wrong)? Charlton away matchday preview, with a contribution from Charlton ‘zine My Only Desire.
CHELSEA (HOME)
Thoughts and feelings ahead of this weekend’s matchday, from JBD, Rich / @common_ruin, Jem Stone / @JemStone, Tom Hylands / @tomhylands, Mess / @messageismyname and Parker.
Images: Andrew Forsyth / @AforsythTWP
CALCIO EUROPEO vs CALCIO ITALIANO
‘What this bold approach will demand of us, his new congregation, is unquestionable belief and commitment. For He will lead, and we must follow’
MANCHESTER UNITED (AWAY)
‘The Graham Potter era commenced on a sunny August afternoon at Vicarage Road back in 2019. But this is 2022 and the club of incremental season-on-season growth, Tony Bloom’s Maschine Fußballclub, now require a bigger grander stage when making their announcements.’
WOLVES (AWAY)
'quixotic railway terminals, dank pubs, hulking cantilever stands and wrought-iron floodlight pylons, an expectant away end, eleven football players in blue & white stripes'
ARSENAL (AWAY)
Lost, lamented away pubs and poorly managed expectations in our Arsenal (away) preview
NEWCASTLE (AWAY)
Our preview of this weekend’s visit to Newcastle is a little trip down memory lane, thanks to Dan Tester
VILLA (HOME)
‘What might we be in for this weekend then? A much-improved performance no doubt, but it’s hard to see beyond a reversion to type: the classic 1-1 draw. Some good play, some missed chances, a goal conceded on the counter, the manager pleased with what he’s seen, the fans less equivocal.’
WOLVES (HOME)
Could be our last chance to do this for a while.
‘no-goals-from-open-play, an immersive experience, offering us the opportunity to fully inhabit Graham’s world for 90 minutes’
WEST HAM (AWAY)
‘Our moniker last season as the “all-passing, no-scoring performance art project” appears to be making a bit of a comeback. One day the stats men and footballing artistes will take over and football matches won’t be decided by such trivial metrics as goals scored. However, until this happens, you feel we might consider putting the ball in the actual net the odd time’
VILLA (AWAY)
‘Is the Witton Arms still standing? I guess the internet would give me the answer, but fuck the internet. Five minutes or so from the away section at Villa Park, and even with the split configuration (home fans in the part of the building that resembles a pub, away fans under a marque in the car park) it’s still a perfectly serviceable away boozer.’